Hey there!
The biggest side in the set of 3 lengths needs to be lower than the sum of the two lower numbers. So 3 is not lower than 1+1. 10 is not less than 3+4. 5 is the same as 3+2. This is not possible because this makes a line. So the biggest side can’t equal the sum of the two lower sides. 10 is less than 5+9. So the answer would be the last one. 10 cm, 5 cm, 9 cm.
I hope this helps!
Remark.The easiest way to do this question is to graph it. Start with that.
The red line is y = (1/3)^x
The blue line is y = 5*(1/3)^x
CommentThe red line's y intercept is (0,1)
The blue line's y intercept is (0,5)
WhyIf the x value is 0 then (1/3)^0 = 1
y = (1/3)^0 = 1 * 1 = 1 and for the blue graph
y = 5*(1/3)^0 = 5*1 = 5
In other words, in this set of equations, the 5 makes the y intercept 5 times larger than the 1 in front of y = (1/3)^x
If you have choices, could you please list them? I may be giving you the right answer but not in the form required.
Answer: range: 49-22=27
median: 40+41=81 81/2=40.5
mean: add up all the numbers=485 485/12=40.4
mode: 39, 40 and 46
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